Given name & surname · also Latin
Corbin
“resembling a crow; as dark as a raven”·“resembling a raven”
Corbin is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “resembling a crow; as dark as a raven” (Latin) and “resembling a raven” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “resembling a crow; as dark as a raven” (Latin) and “resembling a raven” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Corbin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41,777
- 41,112 boys · 665 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,943 babies
- 2025
- 595
- #512 for boys · #10,271 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 586 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 512 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,930 in 2014. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (50). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 33,964 as a first name in 2020; 25,683 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Corbin’s family of names
Corbin has a related form in Corby. Corbin has a related form in Corbett. Corbin has a related form in Corban.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 26
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Corbin
- Corbin BleuAmerican actor (born 1989)
- Corbin BernsenAmerican actor and directorborn 1954
- Corbin StrongNew Zealand road and track cyclistborn 2000
- Corbin AllredAmerican actorborn 1979
- CorbinAmerican rapper and singerborn 1998
- Corbin BurnesAmerican baseball player (born 1994)
- Corbin CarrollAmerican baseball player (born 2000)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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